Bringing Extra Holiday Cheer to Laurel Creek

The Laurel Creek Festival of Trees has become part of the PVE holiday tradition.

by Julie Turner

2017 PVE Book Club Recap

In January 2017, a group of residents marked the New Year by resolving to join a group of devoted — and avid — readers in lively discussion at Paradise Valley Estates.

by Bruce Bartels

The Goats Were Here

How does the maintenance crew at PVE clean out the overgrown creek bed? Answer: goats!

by Ian Lanouette

A Journey Back in Time

Do you remember where you were in the summer of 1967, a time that came to be known as the Summer of Love?

by Jan Heise

Childhood Christmas Traditions

Holidays are built around family traditions, which give them their rich and unique flavor.

by Tom McKinney

Money Memories

"When I was nine I decided I wanted to earn some money to buy a used radio. One of my friends who had a newspaper route said there was an opening to sell the Atlanta Journal on the street five days a week. I applied and got the job."

by Bill Rawlinson

One Helluva Roar

Under the leadership of Maj. Gen. (Ret) Vernon Chong, a team of Paradise Valley Estates residents— all Air Force veterans and spouses — planned a dinner program for Monday evening, September 18, which celebrated the 70th birthday of the United States Air Force.

by Pat Williams

Gift Giving

Resident Pat Williams discusses what she's learned over the years about the art of gift giving.

Paradise Valley Estates, founded in 1997, is a Northern California Life Plan Community or continuing care retirement community offering retirement or residential living in the new Ridge expansion, Quail Creek assisted living, Deer Creek memory care and Laurel Creek skilled nursing in a gated community in Fairfield, California near Napa Valley and San Francisco.